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EP 1 058 446 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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09.07.2003 Bulletin 2003/28 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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06.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/49 |
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Date of filing: 23.05.2000 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04M 3/533 |
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Priority: |
03.06.1999 US 325143
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Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
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Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 (US) |
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- Lee, Chin-Hui
Basking Ridge, N.J. 09720 (US)
- Ramesh, Padma
New Provedence, N.J. 07974 (US)
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Representative: Buckley, Christopher Simon Thirsk et al |
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Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU (GB) |
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Key segment spotting in voice messages |
(57) A method and system of identifying and spotting segments containing key information
in voice messages. The method can be used to spot a key segment such as a name segment
in a voice message by detecting and verifying the presence of a phrase such as "My
name is ..." or "This is ...". Once the key segment of interest has been spotted,
the method provides the user with only the pertinent information (e.g., the name of
the caller), which is contained in the key segment. This allows a user retrieving
a message to hear just a desired section or sections of a message without listening
to the rest of the message.